PH hits 6M mark in Covid-19 jabs administered
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The Philippines has breached the six million mark in terms of total coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine shots administered nationwide. National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said as of June 7, the government has already administered a total of
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6,096,208 jabs to priority groups A1 (health care workers), A2 (senior citizens), A3 (persons with comorbidities), and A4 (economic front-liners). Galvez said 1,604,260 individuals have been fully vaccinated or have received both doses. “Despite the reduced output in the country’s seven-day moving average due to a lack
of vaccine supply in late May and early June, the Philippines was still able to hit the six million mark ahead of its initial target and is expected to gain further momentum in the coming weeks with the arrival of more vaccine shipments,” he said in a news release issued on Wednesday. “This shows that the vaccination sites being run by our local Caraga INFOCUS